MP3: The Left - "How We Live" Feat. Hassaan Mackey

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	MP3: The Left - "How We Live" Feat. Hassaan Mackey	11.24.2010


	Rochester Rapper Hassaan Mackey Joins The Left For The Latest Single From Gas Mask

The Song: "How We Live," featuring Rochester rhymer Hassaan Mackey, is the latest single from Gas Mask, the already highly lauded debut album from Detroit hip-hop trio The Left, comprised of producer Apollo Brown, rapper Journalist103, and DJ Soko. The song is heavily influenced by The Left's and also Hassaan Mackey's surroundings. "I wanted us to make something that hit home," says Apollo Brown. "Not just the city where we live, but every inner city where people are being affected by these same issues." Hassaan Mackey kicks things off with a depiction of his own environment Rochester, a city of New York often disregarded. "I'm a product of my environment/ Weed smoke and silencers/ Victims run from gunshots where projects sit," rhymes Mackey, with stark, vivid imagery over top Apollo Brown's soulful, wailing beat, before following with, "Reminiscing the view of skeletal frames/ Memories of life hang from what little remains." Offering his own take on the ills of inner city life, giving listeners a glimpse into one of the most notoriously rough cities of the 2000's, Journalist 103 takes to the chorus rapping, "Where we live at, kids they die from bullets that fly/ Where the code is eye for an eye, go 'head and try." The Left's Gas Mask is currently available via Mello Music Group. Apollo Brown and Hassaan Mackey will also be releasing their own album together in 2011, titled Daily Bread. Download The Left's "How We Live" here: http://media.audibletreats.com/The_Left-How_We_Live_Ft_Hassaan_Mackey.mp3 Please post buy links: iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gas-mask/id392459687 eMusic: http://ow.ly/2ZLtO Tweet Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in talking with The Left. The Background: The Left began as a simple phone conversation between two artists displaying mutual respect for each other's craft. Detroit staples Apollo Brown (Producer) and Journalist 103 (Emcee) turned the prospect of a couple random songs into an album considered by many tastemakers to be the best underground hip hop LP of 2010. Shortly after starting the album in early 2009, the duo brought in DJ Soko to provide cuts for the album and act as the official DJ for The Left's live performances. Gas Mask is indeed The Left's debut album, but the rookie producer Apollo Brown has certainly been accumulating accolades as of late. In 2008 he won the producer showcase at Scribble Jam. Then, in 2009, Apollo won the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championships and went on to the Atlanta Finals. In 2010 he signed with Mello Music Group and made waves with his scorching debut album, The Reset. Meanwhile, The Left's mic master, Journalist 103, is just as seasoned. Despite this being his first wide public display, he worked with the legendary Detroit emcee Proof of D12 before his passing.
Streams: "How We Live" Feat. Hassaan Mackey: http://media.audibletreats.com/The_Left-How_We_Live_Ft_Hassaan_Mackey.mp3 Gas Leaks EP: http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/gas-leaks-ep "Desperation": http://media.audibletreats.com/The_Left-Desperation.mp3 "Frozen" feat. Kool G Rap: http://media.audibletreats.com/The_Left-Frozen_Ft_Kool_G_Rap.mp3 "Reporting Live" feat. Guilty Simpson: http://media.audibletreats.com/The_Left-Reporting_Live_Ft_Guilty_Simpson.mp3 Bio, pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/the_left Twitter: http://twitter.com/journalist103 http://twitter.com/djsoko http://twitter.com/apollobrown Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheLeftMusic Label Sites: http://www.facebook.com/MelloMusicGroup360 http://www.myspace.com/mellomusicgroup